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Land And Adivasis
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Land Development Initiative - SDC ICl
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Land Chapter_ Land Development and Traditional Agriculture Revival
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Land development and revival of traditional agriculture with tribal communities in the Nilgiris_170_Case_study_3
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The Land Development Initiative of Keystone Foundation – The Nilgiris
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SANFEC Land Use Study, 2006 -
Study of Economics of Ecological Agriculture: A Study of 4 types of land use with Adivasi communities in the Nilgiris, Western Ghats, India A detailed study and mapping of the traditional agricultural and agroecology of the Kurumba and Irula communities. Detailed surveys of mixed cropping patterns and systems, organic inputs used in such ecological agriculture, and its effect on soil health and biodiversity was undertaken for this analysis. The varieties of crops in an intercropping or mixed cropping system has been listed here including the uncultivated food plant varieties and the biodiversity it supports was catalogued during the research.
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Voices from the Forest film review_2009 01 Nonwood News In this Film they showed, NTFP's are the critical source of income for the indigenous people and forest dwelling communities, through the assistance of the KF productivity has increased, the new technology for the processing implemented.
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Among the Blue Mountains The keystone initiatives the development of the indigenous communities and their livelihood with bees, biodiversity and forest livelihoods in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
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Among the Blue Mountains_2008-11-20 Positive News Hong Kong The keystone initiatives the development of the indigenous communities and their livelihood with bees, biodiversity and forest livelihoods in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
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The Golden Chain_Whats the buzz_2008 11_ vol 9 The honey hunting process if the indigenous coomunity people in the NBR, Keystones foundations initiatives to work with the community and to improve their livelihood. Bee keeping and the products from the honey and the bee waxes value added byt the keystone foundation and selling through Green shop so that adivasi people also get some money.
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Climate Resilient Development Synthesis report_Nilgiris case study_2008 11 Improving the Livelihoods of the indigenous communities in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in an effective ways and educating them to improve their livelihood using the NTFP's they are collecting from the forest, like honey, bee wax, cotton, amla, etc.,
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Land Development & Revival of Traditional Agriculture with Indigenous Communities_2002 Env &Natural Res Series FAO - Case Study 3 The land development and revival of traditional agriculture with the Tribal communities in the Nilgiris. Increase of tea plantations in the communities, introducing the traditional crops and coffee to increase the biodiversity, The importance of the organic agriculture, youngsters learn to adopt useful traditional knowledge and upgrade them with organic agriculture practices.
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Proceedings of income generating programmes of EZE partner organizations in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu Case Study on Honey Hunting (redone)_1997 11 Report Honey hunting in many tribal areas is a traditional activity. The process of honey hunting, materials used for hunting, earlier honey was sold @ ₹15 to 25 per kg, after NGO's intervention they are able to earn upto ₹70 per kg.
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The Poor and the Private Sector _ Sitaram Rao Livelihoods India Case Study Competition_2009 A meeting point of conservation, Enterprise, Livelihood, Educating to preserve the Old by Creating the New, GOONJ transforms villages through its Cloth for Work, Enhancing income of farmers Through PAC, GCS bank is a sustainable approach to achieve seed security using market, Extending Micro-Insurance to rural India throough TATA AIG, Waste maagement, environment, conservation and employment, The SFCD founded by Dr. Madhumitha Puri, Public-Private-Partnership.
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Village map of Paikkal The details such as variety of cultivation, water source for the people, and the boundaries of the individual farmers land.
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Village map of Parpanai, kotagiri This is a PRA map which shows details such as tanks, boundaries, houses, land partitions of the individuals and common ares.
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Village map of vekkipadigai, kotagiri This is a PRA map which shows details such as tanks, boundaries, houses, land partitions of the individuals and common ares.
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Village map of mallikorai, coonoor This map showes the details of fountains, water sources, variety of trees, land sliding areas and individual argicultural land,
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Village map of Veeracombai, coonoor This is a PRA map which shows details such as fountains, wells, temples, land partitions of the individuals and common ares.
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Major Wild Edible Plants of The Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve in India_2009 September_Voices from the Forest In this article, the tribal people living in the area are endowed with a deep knowledge concerning the use of wild plants for food. The depend on forest resources for their livelihood and consume edible flowers, roots, fibres, tubers, rhizome, leaves, etc. the follwing plants are commonly use as a food Dioscorea tomentosa L. , Cycas circinalis L. , Acacia pennata L, Scutia myrtina kurz, Dioscorea oppositifolia L. , Bambusa arundinacea, Solanum nigrum L, . Cissus quadrangularis L. , cereus pterogonus Lemarie. Syzigium cuminii L., Where women have No Doctor , A Health Guide for Women.
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Protected Area June_2009 The Tiger watch expidition covered a 100 km stretch, identified four HPEA's where the Gharial population was higher than in other parts of the river, 123 gharial including 11 male were spotted, 73 muggers were seen, other species including bird like skimmers, ospreys and terns, mammals including hyenas, jackals, slothbear were also seen. BBL conference was held in coonoor in march 2009, social scientists, biologists, ecologists and economsts from india and other contrys were attended.the indegenous bees of the mountains NBR are known to play an important role in local indegenous livelihood. Increasing of wild animals reported in the cences recnty conduced in SWS, these include the Nilgiri Tahr, LTM, and the Giant squirrel. Proposal to increase area of Corbett TR, The plan is to be executed in two phases,
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Adding values to Life_2009_June Leisa India This article gives us the different plantation and commercial vegitations of NBR region. The arakode, Kotagiri taluk is the rain shadow area and Irula community is predominant in the region. Their cultivations and the NTFP's . KF's initiatives in this region was helpful to them to produce more major crops and for some legal consultation support to secure their traditional land holdings(80 acres). The value additon, they registered themselves under PGS Certification, keystone is a member of the PGS OIC(organic India counsil), KF's Green Shop s and facilitates the centers for local marketing through organizing outlets. Impacts form the value addition to their products, certification and marketing is helped them to fetch more prices in the market.
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Honey and Wax a sticky challenge_009 July _Non Wood News SMFE's (Small and Medium Forest Enterprises), NWFP's(Non Wood Forest Products), FSC ( Forest Stewardship Council), CMCC ( Custom Made Crafts Centre) is creating new markets appropriate strategies for communities, Consumer contribution towards biodiversity. Distilleerderij Leukenheide is the family owned company responsible for producing the Gin. Hinabol ia a colourful loom woven cloth made of abaca fibre produced in Bukidnon Province, in the Philippines.
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Profile of Banglapadugai centre_2006 February #of families living in the village, this irula village is situated between Rangaswami peak and Bhavani reservior. Land development work by keystone since 1999.Preparing, packing, weighing are done by this centre, womens progreesive Group founded in april 2004 with 6 regular basis workers.
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Profile of Combei center_2006 January Combei centre details, future plans for the centre, packaging capacity of the individual at the centre per day. Seasonal products and the packaging details of the final products of NTFP. Complete details of the full time and seasonal workers at the combei centre.
